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All of a sudden I can no longer open tabs by clicking "+" or right clicking on the tool bar. To open a new page, I have to open a whole newFirefox window. How can I fix this?

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All of a sudden I can no longer open tabs by clicking "+" or right clicking on the tool bar. To open a new page, I have to open a whole new Firefox window. How can I fix this?

Also, Firefox crashes frequently. Is there a fix for this also?

All of a sudden I can no longer open tabs by clicking "+" or right clicking on the tool bar. To open a new page, I have to open a whole new Firefox window. How can I fix this? Also, Firefox crashes frequently. Is there a fix for this also?

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Uninstall the Ask toolbar and it should work again. There is a compatibility issue with the Ask toolbar and Firefox 3.6 that prevents new tabs from being opened.

There are a couple of places to check for the Ask toolbar:

For the second issue, the Troubleshoot Firefox crashes (closing or quitting unexpectedly) support article may help.